Beauty Bar Gets Signage, Opening Date Set

Signage went up over the weekend at Beauty Bar, the outpost of the East Village-based dive bar/salon chain that's been in the works on Fifth Avenue between Garfield and Carroll, and it's certainly a beauty. It's an old-fashioned awning that extends from the doorway nearly all the way to the street, the kind that has been vanishing from the city but used to be commonplace at bars, clubs, and restaurants.

A contractor standing outside the bar told me that Opening Night will ne bext Friday, February 24th.

Comments

[freddie]

what's the point of this place? get drunk and get your hair done at the same time?

[dave]

It's a girl thing, Freddie. We'll never understand.

[ParkPlace]

It's like the Park Slope Barber at Christmastime, only it's for women and you won't come out of there looking like Ron Burgundy and humming a Jerry Vale tune.

[sterling]

it's actually really fun! the one on 14th street is anyway! that awning looks really great. glad to see them taking pride in the building like that.

[MarionG]

Am I crazy or does it look like the fire escape drop ladder is blocked?

[Park Slope Dad]

MarionG - its not blocked. You can't tell from the picture, but it comes down on the other side of the awning.

[SlopeLez]

As long as they don't ruin it with feckin' comedy nights!

[Here's Park Slope]

@MarionG- The ladder comes down through the awning- there's a little hatch for it in there.